Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
During the Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out (Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024 to Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024), Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon were added to the game. This mechanic is part of Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Pokémon Sword and Shield) where Pokémon transform into “giant” versions of themselves or even new larger…
Hot on the heels of the recent release of Magic The Gathering’s massive Final Fantasy crossover set, featuring cards representing characters, events, and places from each mainline Final Fantasy game, Wizards of the Coast has announced today that their video game crossover shenanigans are far from over with the reveal…
The Final Fantasy series’ music is beloved and across the series there are plenty of beautiful tracks that underscore romantic moments. That’s the focus of this latest wave of music boxes releasing in Japan. Six of the little mechanical wonders have been announced with the following tunes and associated artworks…
After Ash finally became world champion, effectively becoming The Very Best, Like No One Ever Was, many Pokémon anime fans were wondering what was next for the eternally 10 year old hero? It turns out an emotional farewell is in store as the Pokémon Company has confirmed that Ash and…
Out of the blue a new update has dropped for Nintendo Switch Online’s Sega Genesis app, bringing with it four new retro games! The selection is quite the eclectic one, but perhaps the biggest game of the bunch is Columns. This puzzler can be seen as Sega’s answer to Tetris…
The holiday season is well and truly underway and Nintendo of Europe is making sure Switch owners old and new have some bangers to play with a wide ranging Festive Offers sale. Included in the sale are recent releases, like Sonic Frontiers and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and…
Have A Nice Death,the hand-drawn action-roguelike coming to Nintendo Switch in March, released its final pre-release update for Early Access today, which gives us a peek at some features that we’ll see on console. Some of the included new features include the following: Six brand-new difficulties, including a beginner-friendly…
Another day, another Mystery Gift code for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. This week, a sandwich ingredient-themed Mystery Gift promotion kicked off for the games. Each day, a new code is released, giving Trainers another chance to stock up on their picnic baskets. Announced via the official Poké Times Twitter account…
Hey there! Do you have a small child who loves Nintendo? Or perhaps are you yourself a small child who loves Nintendo? The folks over at Play Nintendo have a new YouTube series for you! It’s called Kids Play, and each episode will have some kids meet up to play…
Fire Emblem is all about tactical battles, but we can’t live our lives on the battlefield. And Fire Emblem Engage is showing that in full with Somniel, the floating base of operations where Alear and company will rest up when not charging onto the field. While Somniel’s features were detailed…
Two more entries in the Persona series are nearly ready to make their grand return. After being announced alongside the long (long, long) awaited Persona 5 Royal, and getting a release date back in October, we have confirmation of how much they’ll cost! The news comes courtesy of a fairly…
Falcom has announced the next two releases in its long-running Ys series and at long last they’ll be arriving on Switch at the same time as the PlayStation. First up we have an all-new entry – Ys X: Nordics. As Gematsu reports, the game will mark the series’ 35th anniversary…
The Wonder Boy/Monster World franchise has had a great time on Switch, from remasters of classic titles to an all-new entry. Now it’s set to get a retro love letter as Bliss Games is bringing a bunch of games together from many different platforms. The Wonder Boy Anniversary…
It’s official! Nintendo of America has confirmed that both the Sephiroth and Kazuya amiibo will be headed to store shelves on January 13th, 2023. That’s right — less that one month away! Super Smash Bros. #amiibo for DLC fighters Kazuya and Sephiroth will be released on 1/13/23. Plus,…
